Mozart Marries Constanze Weber

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Mozart marries Constanze Weber, August 4, 1782.

Constanze Weber Mozart (5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was the wife of Wolfgang A. Mozart.

On first arriving in Vienna on March 16, 1781, Mozart stayed at the house of the Teutonic Order. In May, he left the place and chose to board in the Weber household, originally intending "to stay there only a week."

Although Mozart fell in love with Aloysia Weber, Constanze's sister, his love was unrequited.  After a while, it became apparent to their mother, Cäcilia Weber, that Mozart was courting Constanze, now 19. For the sake of propriety, she requested that he leave. Mozart then moved out on 5 September to a third-floor room in the Graben. The courtship continued.

Constanze Weber

Constanze Mozart (nee Weber), Mozart's Wife

Constanze Weber was born on January 5, 1762, in Zell im Wiesental. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, nee Stamm. Her father Fridolin Weber worked as a "double bassplayer and music copyist." His half-brother was the father of composer Carl Maria von Weber.

Early Years of Constanze Weber

Constanze had three sisters, the older ones, Josepha and Aloysia, and the younger, Sophie.  All sisters were trained as singers. Josepha and Aloysia both succeeded in their musical careers, later performing in the premieres of some Mozart's works.

Constanze Mozart and Photo

27 July 2006

This post by Mrs. Selby is a reaction to my earlier post "Photo of Mozart's Widow Found."  Refer to the link of the photo in question. 26 July, 2006 )

Photo Claimed to be that of Constanze Mozart's, Wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

By Agnes Selby, Guest Writer

I wish I could agree with the newspapers which seem to have found it newsworthy to publish a photograph of Constanze Mozart. No research into this matter has been done either by the Press nor the authorities in Altotting. (Or Altottingen, which ever you prefer).

The photo surfaced a long time ago but it has been found that the claim that this is Constanze Mozart cannot be supported and it was placed in the files at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. For some reason it has surfaced, again without any substantiation.

Photo found: Mozart's Widow Constanze Mozart

26 July 2006

Earlier, a friend Amarnath, from one of my Mozart groups sent this info to me:  "Tel, I saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. This may be an interesting item for your Classical Music Lounge."

I hastened to BBC News website.

Amarnath thinks that there seems to be some mistake in the narrative about the position of Contanze in the picture. It came to mind immediately the one person I know who would be able and delighted to enlighten me on this, none other than dear friend Agnes Selby, author of Constanze, Mozart's Beloved.

** Photo of Mozart's widow found **
A copy of the only photo of Mozart's widow Constanze Weber is found in a Bavarian town.